Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She tends to wear a large black jacket. Her hair is red and curly. Her ears are large.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Orianna is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Orianna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Slave Trader for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 150 pp. Jasper (50 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her first spouse was a Barkeep, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Body Guard and was forced into it by her family; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her purple hair is singed and shortened. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 140 gp. 3 Holy water.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. The war was a terrible time for her, and Gorga does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Slave, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 310 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Rose (50 gp).

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Morana fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Merchant and was forced into it by her family; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a black shirt with thin green vertical stripes and brown pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Born in the west to a Cook, Mormo learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and expand his business

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His fur is gray and curly. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 13. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 sp. Silver pearl (80 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This man is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Pikar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Pikar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp.